[Jim_Kennedy]

They're the first two players to win majors with all four rounds in the sixties.

Trevino did it at Oak Hill in the '68 US Open w/rounds of 69-68-69-69
Trevino also did it at Shoal Creek in the '84 PGA w/rounds of 69-68-67-69
Norman did it at Royal St. George's in the '93 Open w/rounds of 66-68-69-64 (Els also had 4 rounds in the '60s that year)
 
No one has ever done it at the Masters.  

Why?  

[Peter Pallotta]

Jim - I think it's because of Augusta's greens, the premium they place of great putting.  I think it is easier to be a consistently good ball striker for 4 rounds than it is to be an exceptional putter all 4 rounds, including championship Sunday.  Unless that is one is simply -- and at all times -- a great putter, but then if that's the case you're probably not also a consistently good ball striker.

Peter

[Jim_Kennedy]

Peter,
Perhaps. There were only 14 winners with a total score that was low enough to do it (-12 or greater), and seven of them blew it in the first round. Six had rounds of 70 and one had a 74 (Tiger had 3 of the 70s and the lone 74).

The chance to do it was lost 3 times in the second round, 3 times in the third round, and 4 times in the fourth round. 

[Garland Bayley]

Because par is often reduced to 70 at the US Open and PGA.
I.e., they don't modify the course to increase or maintain a par of 72.

[Jim_Kennedy]

Garland,
That was true at both of the Open wins, but not the PGA.
 

[David_Tepper]

It is interesting that Els, despite having four rounds in the 60's, only tied for 5th in the 1993 Open.

[Matthew Petersen]

This makes McIlroy's performance at last year's US Open look all the more impressive to me: 65-66-68-69.

True enough that it was among the "easiest" US open's of all time, but among those who finished in the Top 10 only one other player even had three rounds in the 60s ... that was Chappell who shot 76 the first day.

[Jim_Kennedy]

Matthew,
Yes, it was impressive.

McIlroy strikes me as the player with the best chance of joining Trevino and Norman, at this time. He's young enough and talented enough to be bold, and he's already had his baptism-by-fire at ANGC.

Maybe this year.   

[Mike_Trenham]

What similarities are there to Norman and Trevino's golf games?  Both hit a lot of fairways.  Anything else?

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